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Our Exterior Siding Decisions that might Surprise you!

July 20, 2020 - 187 Comments

Last week we met with our contractors to decide once and for all what siding we were going for on our house and my goodness, there were a lot of decisions. The original design plan called for James Hardie Aspyre …

Design, Exterior, Projects

Our New Backyard Firepit!

May 22, 2020 - 31 Comments

This post is sponsored by Walmart Outside of the double dining room doors (those have existed from the beginning), we now have a gorgeous gas firepit area. It’s something we dreamed up and designed last year, sketched out and recently …

Decor, Exterior

How We Completely Transformed Our Porch Swing With Gel Stain (It couldn’t be easier!)

June 28, 2017 - 33 Comments

Last week, we shared with you the new, large, porch swing we found for a great price (bonus! it’s an extra 10% off through the 4th with code OUTDOOR10)–the only problem being the wood was a little too orange for …

Design, Exterior

The Beginnings of Our At-Home Playground

June 26, 2017 - 61 Comments

We basically have two big projects we have to finish before this baby gets here (in about a month!): the girls’ bathroom, which we feel confident we can get done now (latest update on that here), and the side yard–something we’ve only talked …

Decor, Exterior

Our New Sprawling Front Porch Swing + Reader Poll on what color to paint it!

June 15, 2017 - 89 Comments

One of our summer bucket list projects this year was to add a big porch swing to our front porch area. Initially, we thought we’d build one so it would be nice and long and deep and fill up the …

Exterior

The Deck, One Year Later + What’s Still to Come!

June 7, 2017 - 49 Comments

Almost exactly one year ago, the deck as a structure was complete! It’s been a wonderful addition to our home and we can barely remember life before it. But I figured it was time to check in on it again …

Exterior

A Layered Outdoor Dining Space–On A Budget!

June 5, 2017 - 24 Comments

This post is in partnership with World Market. We’re so excited to share with you the outdoor dining area we created on my parents’ deck today! We were able to pull the whole thing off for less than the $1500 budget we …

Exterior, Inspiration

Casual Friday + Our Hanging Chairs

June 2, 2017 - 20 Comments

School’s out, the warm weather has finally arrived and we’re soaking up every second over here. This also means we have a lot of outdoor projects and posts coming up including building a big front porch swing, an outdoor kitchen, adding a …

Exterior

How We Keep our Outdoor Furniture Clean

May 22, 2017 - 42 Comments

Since we’ve been sharing a few sneak peeks of our deck lately (we’ve added a few more pieces and will be sharing the full reveal next week), the number one question we are getting on Instagram right now is how …

Exterior, Mood Boards, Projects

Budget-Friendly Outdoor Dining Plans

May 15, 2017 - 14 Comments

One of our most asked about pieces on our deck are our wood framed facing sofas. They are from World Market and ridiculously affordable at just $399 a pop. We got them last year, during one of their outdoor sales …

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